Now, Kraftwelt I know nothing about, or rather; what I know didn't encourage me to delve further into them. Bah, humbug. But when the Sun god has the impertinence to utter:
Komputer is the opposite. They sound a lot like Kraftwerk, but with slightly cheesier modern techno sounds, and they have refused to acknowledge that they're influenced by Kraftwerk. A couple of their earlier songs are direct KW ripoffs - notably "Oh, Synthesizer" which >is just a permutation of Kraftwerk's "Neon Lights".
I beg to differ. I've interviewed them (late '98, they toured and played Oslo, unlike most bands), and they talked quite a bit about their obsession with Kraftwerk. Yes, and other bands, like the ones they mention on Mute's site, But if you're uncertain about where they "come from", take a look at their name, f'chrissake. Not Computer Magic Orchestra. Not Computelex. K-omputer. Gettit? Rewriting Kraftwerk's songs, as indeed they have done, is a more mature, more dignified and more musicianly tribute to Kraftwerk than merely doing their songs. (Which, as most will agree, has been done immaculately by, yes, Kraftwerk). The World of Tomorrow is Highly Recommended. If you recognize a riff here and a chord change there, know that they want you to. So there. Oystein _________________________________________________________________ Join the worlds largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com